Crime in Moraga: Homeless Camp Found, Drinking Teens, A Husband Gets Hit in the Head

Saturday, July 27, 2013

On the 100 block of Fairfield Dr., a resident reported that an older man came to the door for the second time in two weeks, asking for a former resident of the home. When he was, for the second time in two weeks, advised that the person no longer lived there, he was “persistent” about being hired to trim the trees. Police advised the resident to call them if the would-be tree trimmer came back a third time, which in his case would probably not be a charm.

A hiker who was walking the hills above Rheem Blvd. advised police that she stumbled on a homeless encampment. Because of the dense, dry grass, police did a search for the camp in case the “campers” were using fire to cook. After an extensive search, police said it was clear the trails had been recently used, but they could not find an encampment.

Sunday, July 28, 2013

Shortly after midnight, police were called to Los Perales Elementary School where they saw five people on the roof. Spotting the police, they ran, with the exception of one young man, who turned out to be 18. Police found a case of beer, but the young man tested clean for alcohol. The other drinkers were nowhere to be found. Police disposed of the beer and let the young man go.

Speaking of beer, two hours later police received a call from 7-Eleven on Moraga Rd. about a young woman who took two beers out of the cooler and walked out without paying. Police looked for her, but were unsuccessful.

After receiving another call about a homeless encampment in the hills above Rheem Blvd., police found it, complete with tables, chairs and plywood flooring. There was no one in the area, but there were numerous beer cans and other trash around the site.

Monday, July 29, 2013

We’ll leave out the address of this one, but a man walked into the police department and reported that, five hours earlier, his wife hit him in the head while he was sleeping on the couch. He was not injured, and could not explain why he waited so long to report the assault. I’ll bet I’m not the only one who wants to hear the wife’s side of this tale.

An 89-year-old man reported that someone tried to change the information on his Bank of America checking account and Mastercard. The bank cancelled the changes before any money could be extracted.

A resident of Ascot Dr. reported that someone threw an egg at her car, she believed in retaliation for making a noise complaint.

Five to six teenagers were found drinking alcohol on Bollinger Canyon Rd. Police cited two teens for underage drinking and released them on a promise to appear in court. The others were let go.